When I was 22 I took a 16,000 mile, 38 state roadtrip in an RV around the United States of America. Joined by three friends, we set out to interview more than 300 people about their career paths. We documented their stories on Pursue The Passion, wrote a book about the findings, and the whole …
I love stories of people doing what someone told them they couldn’t do. In reflection, I’m really lucky to know some people who have achieved in life. D’Wayne Edwards became the Director of Footwear Design at the Jordan brand after his high school career counselor wrote off his dreams. Bonner Paddock became the first person …
I’ve been really curious lately about how to invest less than $50k in capital. Do you make an angel investment or two in promising, local startups? Give it to your financial advisor and hope for the best? Start up your own “recession proof” business? To get inspiration on investing, I asked the community at Terkel …
When companies shifted to remote work, time management became a big issue organizations (and founders) started to face. Three years later, it’s still an issue. It’s an issue at Terkel. Time management is likely an issue at your company. And there’s gotta be some new tools and systems that can serve as a solution. From …
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Leaders know the look. The bleary-eyed, baggy-eyed, tired-eyed employee who has given everything they have to their role and their company, and has completely burned out. Sometimes, a leader might be looking at themselves in the mirror in that scenario. And yet, leaders need to bypass their burnout to revive an employee or team or …
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Digital storage seems to be an issue that is coming up more frequently for me. The wife wants all her photos backed up. Where to store them, forever? I want all my historic files in one, searchable place. Where to access them, easily? We don’t want to pay too much for the storage. What’s affordable, …
When you’re “blitzscaling” a business, you’re bound to make some bad decisions. But, are there things a CEO can do to avoid making a poor decision while still scaling? Personally, I’m fearful of making a bad decision as a CEO. That’s why I turned to other business leaders and CEOs in our community at Terkel …
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I’ve managed at least $10M in ad spend. But, I’ve never ran an ad on TikTok. In 2023, TikTok is where ad dollars are going. At least, for B2C brands. But for B2B? I was curious about whether brands are having success. So, I asked the marketing experts at Terkel. Here’s what they had to …
Being on the startup grind with Terkel has made me feel very selfish as of late. All I do is work and spend time with my family. That’s all I care about, and all I’m focused on. Which – I’ll admit – solely focusing on family and work isn’t a great or sustainable approach to …
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I often look back on a specific childhood experience and think that it inspired me to be an entrepreneur. One day my friend and I decided to blaze a trail from my house to his. We got our hands on a pair of machetes and ventured into the forest. All day we swung our machetes, …
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